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Challenger sells $71 million forestry assets to Great Southern

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group today announced it had entered into an arrangement with Great Southern Plantations (GSP) for the rights and obligations to acquire approximately 84,000 hectares of forestry assets. Under the terms of the arrangement ...

Macquarie Bank appoints Dr Tom Parry to head community fund

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
Macquarie Bank Ltd has appointed the head of the Independent Pricing Tribunal (IPART), Dr Tom Parry, to spearhead its new community partnerships funds management business. Macquarie said yesterday the initiative would provide investment vehicles through ...

Investors given chance to help the environment

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
Millions of shareholders now have the chance to do the environment a favour by receiving company documents electronically. `ETree', an initiative launched today by Computershare and Landcare Australia, has arranged a donation of $2 by participating ...

First Mortgage launches mortgage securitisation program

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
First Mortgage Group launched a $400 million residential mortgage backed securitisation issue, for which Macquarie Bank is the arranger and lead manager. This is the second public issue out of the Firstmac Mortgage Securitisation Programme, following ...

ASX acquires remaining stake in Orient Capital

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2004
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in investor relations firm Orient Capital. ASX had held a 50% interest in Orient since February, 2001. ASX said Orient would continue to operate as an independent ...

Creditors vote to wind up Henry Kaye flagship company

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2004
Creditors have voted to liquidate the flagship company of Melbourne property spruiker Henry Kaye. Creditors of National Investment Institute (NII) met in Melbourne yesterday to vote on whether to liquidate the company or approve a deed of company arrangement ...

Telstra chairman denies Fairfax takeover was discussed

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
Telstra Corp Ltd chairman Bob Mansfield today denied that the telco's board discussed taking over John Fairfax Holdings Ltd at a meeting last week. "That certainly was not the case, and no such discussion occurred," Mr Mansfield told media. Mr Mansfield ...

FTA with US would continue to evolve: Vaile

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
A free trade agreement between Australia and the United States would continue to evolve and be reviewed, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today. He said a free trade deal with the US was not a static arrangement. He tried to ease fears the agreement could ...

CPA Australia welcomes FSRA allowances

Accounting body CPA Australia has welcomed an announcement from Treasurer Peter Costello that accountants will be allowed to provide some advice to clients on self-managed superannuation under the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA). Costello said ...

Henry Kaye creditors to wait for liquidation vote

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004
Creditors of property spruiker Henry Kaye's National Investment Institute (NII) will have to wait another month before being able to vote on the company's fate. They have agreed to postpone a ballot on whether to liquidate or reorganise NII until February ...